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RE: from Darjeeling to Patna

by Giora 26 May 2012

It's as safe as anything in India. I would STRONGLY advise you to use trains while travelling in Bihar. The bus situation in Bihar is…
RE: Kolkata to Delhi train journey.

by Jeraboa 19 May 2012

There are lots of places along this route that you could stop at. Personally I enjoyed Bodhgaya this is where the buddha attained enlight…
RE: Varanasi to Bodhgaya transport

by Giora 20 April 2012

It's a long way from Varanasi to Bodhgaya: you're looking at a trip that, by taxi, will you the best part of a day. Most of the journey…
RE: Getting to Bodhgaya by train

by shiva108 16 March 2012

Hi ü Take the train to Gaya (they are direct trains from Delhi and Varanasi) and then a bus a or a rickshaw to Bodhgaya. No problem, it's…
REPORT FROM LHASA

by maitraya 20 February 2012

February 20th, 2012 REPORT FROM LHASA Someone I know who has just returned from Lhasa sent this to me. It is deeply troubling. . …
REPORT FROM LHASA

by maitraya 20 February 2012

February 20th, 2012 REPORT FROM LHASA Someone I know who has just returned from Lhasa sent this to me. It is deeply troubling. . …
REPORT FROM LHASA

by maitraya 20 February 2012

February 20th, 2012 REPORT FROM LHASA Someone I know who has just returned from Lhasa sent this to me. It is deeply troubling. . …
REPORT FROM LHASA

by maitraya 20 February 2012

February 20th, 2012 REPORT FROM LHASA Someone I know who has just returned from Lhasa sent this to me. It is deeply troubling. . …
RE: Quirky Accommodation

by Scrubb 12 February 2012

Can't find the monastery I stayed at in Bodh Gaya, India. It was just a tiny little room with a bed & mosquito net and 1 chair, but the…
RE: Bodhgaya Varanasi road and the Varanasi Patna road

by Giora 16 January 2012

Most of the road from Varanesi to Bodhgaya follows the modern incarnation of the GT Road, the NH-2. The road passes about 30km away from…
RE: Is there a day time bus that runs from Kolkata to Gaya?

by musafir 18 December 2011

Yes Book a room and they will stay open if you turn up late.Plus looking for a hotel late at night in Bihar sounds like no fun…
Is there a day time bus that runs from Kolkata to Gaya?

by adiyar 14 December 2011

I'm in Kolkata and have to go to Gaya before Saturday noon to meet a freind before he leaves. My plan was to take a day train on Friday..jus…
RE: The air tickets for Kathmandu to Varanasi or Delhi

by John555 12 December 2011

Double the price to Varanasi. Actually cheaper to fly to Calcutta and take the train to Gaya.
RE: The air tickets for Kathmandu to Varanasi or Delhi

by yangzo 12 December 2011

If you buy your tikcets earlier they will be cheaper. The cheapest airlines between Delhi and Nepal now are Indigo. I dont know if they…
The air tickets for Kathmandu to Varanasi or Delhi

by huachenyechenli 12 December 2011

I will go to Kathmandu on Jan2012. Here I want to know: 1 The air plane price from Kathmandu to Varanasi and Kathmandu to Delhi on Jan…
The air Flight from Kathmandu or to Delhi

by huachenyechenli 12 December 2011

I will go to Kathmandu on Jan2012. Here I want to know: 1 The air plane price from Kathmandu to Varanasi and Kathmandu to Delhi on Jan…
RE: Bodhgaya Dec/Jan

by kaniska 11 December 2011

As I answered earlier a similar question: I've booked a hotelroom in Gaya (17 kilometers from Bodhgaya) and will go every day (will stay…
How is the train from Pathankot to Gaya/Calcutta

by lilfrankel 08 December 2011

My wife and I are going to go from Amritsar are to Bodhgaya and can't decide which makes more sense: *The Train* from Pathankot to Gaya…
RE: Can I visit Myanmar from India for one month and return to India?

by roadahead616 27 November 2011

It's true that there's a lot of confusion about the 60 day re-entry rule and the re-entry permit... My impression is that these rules…
RE: weather and cities to visit between Calcutta/ Orissa and Varanasi

by Giora 19 October 2011

Around the times you mention, Calcutta is likely to be quite chilly! You won't need AC. I'm fairly sure most trains between Bhubaneshwar…
RE: Bodhga, Kalachakra

by kaniska 15 September 2011

If we find a hotel only in Gaya, and we should travel each day from Gaya to Bodhgaya, which travelling options shall we have there (bus,…
Bodhga, Kalachakra

by kaniska 14 September 2011

Hi All, We'd like with my wife to go to Bodhgaya in January and participate the Kalachakra. I've written a lot a of emails to several…
RE: India Visa + overland pilgrimage

by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011

Some extra advice on your trip. While walking down into the sacred area of Kusinara there is a Vietnamese pilgrims rest house that looks…
Re: India Visa + overland pilgrimage

by trekkingmonk 02 September 2011

Yes, you can obtain a visa to India from the Indian Embassy visa section in Kathmandu. The trip from Kathmandu to Lumbini, crossing the…
RE: Taxi fare Bihar

by Giora 09 June 2011

The public (ie. shared) auto-rickshaws charge 10 Rupees per person from Gaya train station to Bodhgaya (right next to the main stupa).…